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COSTE, Augustus George

Service Number:	1815
Enlisted:	6 March 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	36th Infantry Battalion
Born:	North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 21 November 1883
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 12 June 1917, aged 33 years
Cemetery:	Trois Arbres Cemetery, Steenwerck, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row P, Grave 13,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kirribilli Sydney Flying Squadron & Sydney Sailing Club Honor Roll

World War 1 Service

6 Mar 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1815, 36th Infantry Battalion, Sydney, New South Wales
4 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 1815, 36th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
4 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 1815, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney
9 Jun 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1815, 36th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, Shell wounds (leg, shoulder and arm)

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Auguste Coste of Spit Road, Mosman, NSW

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal